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Scientists converge to share research on harmful algae

October 25, 2017
Training the next generation is the theme for the 9th U.S. Symposium on Harmful Algae, which Place will host at IMET in Baltimore from November 11-17.

REEF program exposes students to business side of science

July 25, 2017
The Ratcliffe Environmental Entrepreneurs Fellowship (REEF) program at UMCES’ Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET) teaches select graduate students to turn their scientific research into a business plan.

IMET's Rose Jagus awarded Elkins Professorship

July 13, 2017
Professor Rose Jagus of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) has been awarded the Wilson H. Elkins Professorship by the University System of Maryland for her contributions to increasing the diversity of scientists working in the marine sciences.

Next Generation: Sam Major on biofuels derived from microalgae

June 30, 2017
Get to know Sam Major, a graduate student working to understand microbial communities associated with algae impact biofuel at the Institute of Marine & Environmental Technology.

UMCES scientists discover source of deep ocean color

May 23, 2017
How does colored dissolved organic matter, which originates from plant detritus (either on land or at sea), make it into the deep ocean? A team of scientists from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and around the world potentially found a viable marine source of this colored material.

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